Systems Engineer - SONAR

Job Title
Systems Engineer - SONAR
Location
Newport, RI 02840 US (Primary)
Job Type / Status
Full-Time
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Clearance Level Required
Secret
Job Description
McLaughlin Research Corporation (MRC) is seeking a Systems Engineer - SONAR who will support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport RI. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) is the United States Navy's full-spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with undersea warfare. The successful candidate must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, schedule driven environment.

• Conduct technical investigations, analyze system performance and develop solutions to complex engineering challenges for the development, testing and maintenance of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 SONAR system.
• Assist government personnel with software installation, checkout events on board Fleet platforms and surface ship naval combatants.
• Research, troubleshoot and resolve critical issues preventing successful installations; perform root-cause analysis on tactical systems and application software to isolate faults, degraded performance, intermittent operational anomalies, and non-recurring failures.
• Facilitate testing events on board active platforms, including prepping tactical systems and providing operational briefings to Ship's Company.
• Author, refine, and maintain comprehensive test plans and procedures to execute Test & Evaluation for SONAR systems across diverse operational sites including shipyards, maritime test vessels, sea-trial platforms and trainer sites
• Develop specialized test plans and procedures to verify that cybersecurity vulnerability remediations across tactical SONAR baselines and lab infrastructure comply with government requirements without degrading real-time system performance.
• Manage version control and update essential baseline documentation, including Software Version Descriptions, Technical Insertions, and software baseline documentation.
• Monitor and investigate requests originating from Fleet sailors and Regional Maintenance Centers.
• Support ground-based laboratory testing facilities through routine system grooming, software updates, maintenance, and environment upkeep.

Job Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain a SECRET security clearance.
• 6-10 years of verifiable experience with the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Ability to work with little supervision within a larger team.